​​U.S. markets showed strength throughout Tuesday’s session as better-than-expected earnings and mostly positive economic news helped fuel the rally. The gains propelled the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to fresh record closes as both indexes came within 5 points of setting all-time highs.The Russell 2000 showed the most strength after zooming 1.6% and testing a....

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U.S. markets showed strength throughout Thursday’s session while settling the week mostly higher. The small-caps struggled and closed on the opposite side of the action after testing a lower low to end the shortened week lower.Much of the news was dominated by the DOJ’s redacted version of the Mueller report with the market more....

U.S. markets showed strength throughout Thursday’s session while settling the week mostly higher. The small-caps struggled and closed on the opposite side of the action after testing a lower low to end the shortened week lower.Much of the news was dominated by the DOJ’s redacted version of the Mueller report with the market more....

Citi downgraded Morgan Stanley to neutral from buy on Thursday, saying the stock is “fairly valued.” Morgan Stanley posted better-than-expected first-quarter results Wednesday thanks to the growth in wealth management and fixed-income trading, sending its shares 2.6% higher. Citi thinks that after the earnings boost, Morgan Stanley’s stock is in line with its target....

Pinterest Inc. priced its initial public offering higher than expected Wednesday, raising more than $1.4 billion and valuing the company at more than $12 billion. Pinterest PINS, +0.00%  announced Wednesday evening that it would sell 75 million shares at $19 apiece, after previously stating a targeted range of $15 to $17. Underwriters — led by Goldman....

Bulls Get Weekly Win on Friday’s ReboundU.S. markets posted a strong Friday while recovering losses from earlier in week to finish mostly higher overall. The strong session came after a solid start to the 1Q earnings with the Financial sector leading they way following better-than-expected numbers.The gains helped pushed the major indexes towards their....

Tech giant Apple and Qualcomm have settled a legal dispute over royalties and patents, and it has Wall Street analysts buzzing over the chipmaker’s prospects moving forward. Analysts at Stifel, J.P. Morgan and Evercore ISI all upgraded Qualcomm on Tuesday’s news. Mizuho Securities, meanwhile, hiked its price target on Qualcomm to $82 per share....

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